Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-03
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4 Representative from Michigan
Makes a speech at the south Dakota
Fair.
Hon. Edwin 81. Allen, member OF con-
gress from the Ypsilanti, Michigan, dis
triot, delivered an address at the south
Dakota fair at Mitchell Thursday. The
following is the Republicans report OF
his address,:
"Fellow citigans, ladies and gentle
men,. When l LETT home In the woods
OF Michigan and started for the wild
west, / expected to find a new ordsr of
beings and scenes; but when l get here
l find l am among old neighbors and
friende, and perfectly at home. / look
in the faces before me, see the products,
visit the cities and talk to the men and
women who can appreciate thoughts and
ideas expressed as we'll as any audience
that could gather under the shadow OF
Bunker Hill. Indeed, I have come
among you like a porcupine with quilts
erect for fear might myself get sold by
keener men. l am honest for / am o
lawyer, laughter and l want to start
with a fair understanding that what l
say / believe to be true. | am a farmer
in one sense-I have a farm with the
title in my wife's name, while l furnish
the money to run it. You western men
can understand why the title ID where it
ls. There are farmers end agriculturlets
the agricultural lives in town and
puts his money into his farm; the farm
er lives on the farm aud spends his
money IN town. Applause and
laughterl. am an agricnlturist and as
such claim the right to speak to you.
1T is a poor observer who does not note
thugs of interest and / tool the liberty
of asking all the questions possible as J.
came through tho country, in fact, be-
coming a veritable crank on the subject
of information. l wanted to find out
something new, and as / came through
Dakota i discovered one thing that in
t~eres:ed me particularly. l went to tell
the farmers one thing that L noticed.
While nature has been bountiiul in all
her gifts, you have been guilty Of the
!, grossest waste and productivity" The
. speaker then cited the common practice
machinery unsheltered in the fields, and
gave them some good advice thereon.
: : "Another thing" said he, 81 discovered.
Men and women get homesiok because
thy came here without q proper ap-
: probation of the facts co 8 ituting
pioneer life and expected to get rich too
quickly. Dakota is blessed wlthresources
that few states can rival her in, but
il takes hard work to develop them.
I am here to-day for two purposes. /
wanted to see the people of Dakota and
4 know them, because. / believed that in
my line of daty l might hereafter tell
these in whose hands the interests of the
territory rest, what l know of her re-
sources and rights
MI. Allen then cited some carefully
prepared figures, from official sources
showing Dakota s marvellous growth ana
wealth, and said that could he FL. a
train with national Legislators and bring
them here, they would do JUST g to these
, figures. The railroads have pushed into
! this vast empire because they balieve il
! has g future, and it would be as impossi.
) Die for Dakota to go backward with this
!: great wealth interested in her develop
ment rs it would for the sun to move to
the rear. The Dakota problem was long
|, since solved, and a future of more glory
and grandeur aud prosperity awaits hel
than the sun ever shown upon.
The speaker referred ittiDgly to the
206 volunteers which the young Dakota
gave during the war and said there wa
i liz WON h1ptO bobip Inn vs. C0ehSA -
!, names of this little band for the reading
. of prosperity.
. Dakota has within her bounds COM
: munlties equal in culture, intelligence
: and morals to those of any state, not
! even excepting Massachusetts o. "mJ
own Michigan" said Mr.. Allen. II an
not here to talk politics, but if | we're q
citizen Of Dakota I should work and
vote for division. and after that | should
demand admission. loud and con
tinued applause. So far the keeping
ont OF Dakota has been political blum
der-to keep her out longer would be {
political crime that should cost the mar
or men or party responsible for it theil
political life" Ths speaker then paid {
tribute to agriculture and the impor
ant relation the former bears to the
community, and gave some valuable ad
vice on the matter of heavy mortgages
and high interest. He pictured the BAG
results OF this and doubted the wisdom
of and legislature that would permit ey
i orbitant rates. This point was appreci
q ated by ell and heartily %spplauded
The address closed with q general dis
aertation on agriculture and the riRhtl
and duties OF farmers as citizens. and a
its close was warmly ~applauded.